Government Policy
Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024
The Lok Sabha recently witnessed the introduction of a new Bill aimed at enhancing coastal trade, presented by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. These protests were related to violence in Uttar Pradesh and the Adani controversy, which focuses on promoting Indian-flagged ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Apple, Google, and Meta See Faster Growth in India than Globally
Big tech companies are experiencing rapid growth in India, faster than in other parts of the world. This trend has been evident over the past four fiscal years and companies like Apple, Google, and Meta are leading this charge. Apple’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
8th South and South-West Asia Subregional Forum
India is making important strides in promoting decent work and economic growth. Recent discussions at the Eighth South and South-West Asia Subregional Forum on SDGs brought into light the country’s commitment to inclusive economic development. This forum was co-hosted by ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Indian Farmers Faced $120 Billion Implicit Tax Due
In 2023 farmers encountered important financial challenges due to government policies. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported an implicit taxation of $120 billion on Indian agriculture. This figure is the highest among 54 countries surveyed. The Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Delhi cabinet approves new policy on pollution
On December 24, 2019, CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal introduced a new policy to make Delhi the capital of Electric vehicles. Under the policy, the government has planned to provide subsidies to electric vehicles. Highlights The goal of the policy ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Government approves proposal for setting up of water aerodromes in the country
Union Civil Aviation Ministry has given in-principle approval to set up water aerodromes in the country. To start with it has identified five states: Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Assam for development of water aerodromes. In the first phase ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Union Government to adopt three-pronged approach to spur internal trade
The Union Government may soon consider adopting a three-pronged approach to revitalise domestic retail and wholesale trade. The three-pronged approach includes (i) Establishing a regulatory body for national internal trade (retail and wholesale) (ii) Comprehensive domestic trade policy and (ii) ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Union Government unveils Defence Procurement Procedure 2016
The Union Government has unveiled Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 (DPP 2016). It was unveiled by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on the sidelines of the Defexpo-2016 held in Goa. The DPP 2016 will replace the Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 (DPP ..